Sagar Rajput is a Principal Correspondent at The Indian Express. He has been reporting on crime since 2012. Born and brought up in Mumbai, he understands the city and its policing well. He covers Maharashtra police, Anti Terrorism Squad, Anti Corruption Bureau, Enforcement Directorate, Air Intelligence Unit and Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence. He joined The Indian Express in November 2018. He tweets @sagarajput24

March 29, 2023 01:17 IST
The police identified the candidate as Vikas Kale, originally from Ahmednagar. “He came to Mumbai from his native place early Tuesday, following which he participated in the recruitment process.
Wed, Mar 29, 2023
March 27, 2023 18:44 IST
On March 16, Solanki's parents met the police and confirmed his handwriting on the purported suicide note. “We have now sent the suicide note and the samples of Solanki's handwriting to experts and are awaiting their reports,” said an officer.
Thu, Mar 30, 2023
March 26, 2023 04:33 IST
Seventeen stab injuries were found on Ilabai Mistry's body, said police, adding that they have also learnt that there was a dispute between Gala and his family members.
Tue, Mar 28, 2023
March 24, 2023 22:16 IST
The accused has been arrested and will be produced before court Saturday.
Sat, Mar 25, 2023
March 24, 2023 03:18 IST
The police said that Aniksha, who has been arrested along with her father Anil Jaisinghani, a bookie, for allegedly trying to extort and blackmail Amruta Fadnavis, has been changing her statement.
Mon, Mar 27, 2023
March 23, 2023 11:20 IST
Virendra Sanghvi, an accused in a cheating case, stopped attending the hearing of his case in 1996 and was subsequently declared an absconder. He was arrested on Tuesday after month-long efforts by the D B Marg police.
Mon, Apr 03, 2023
March 23, 2023 00:45 IST
The Malabar Hill police had claimed that multiple videos and voice notes were sent to Amruta, wife of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, in February, including a video where Aniksha is purportedly seen filling a bag with currency notes amounting to Rs 1 crore.
Sun, Mar 26, 2023
March 22, 2023 04:11 IST
Jaisinghani, his cousin Nirmal, and daughter Aniksha were produced before the special court where Special Judge D D Almale sent Jaisinghani and Nirmal to police custody till March 27 and Aniksha till March 24.
Mon, Mar 27, 2023
March 21, 2023 02:13 IST
Jaisinghani was nabbed by Gujarat Police, which was working in coordination with Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch, late Sunday night when the car in which he was travelling was stopped at a toll booth on Godhra border.
Thu, Mar 23, 2023
March 19, 2023 03:53 IST
The accused, Rimple Jain, surfed the internet to learn about ways to chop the body and supress the foul smell, police said.
Wed, Mar 29, 2023
March 19, 2023 00:49 IST
The accused, 23-year-old Rimple Jain, surfed the Internet to learn about ways to chop a body and suppress the foul smell, the police claimed
Tue, Mar 21, 2023
March 19, 2023 00:44 IST
In May 2015, the Gujarat Enforcement Directorate had raided two of Jaisinghani’s houses and booked him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Goa Police had issued a Look Out Circular on May 11, 2019.
Tue, Mar 21, 2023
March 18, 2023 03:57 IST
Defence counsel questions arrest timing
Mon, Mar 20, 2023
March 17, 2023 20:46 IST
The special court granted the police Aniksha's custody till March 21, stating that her custodial interrogation is necessary for further investigation.
Mon, Mar 20, 2023
March 17, 2023 01:50 IST
In searches conducted early Thursday, the police recovered more than 10 electronic devices from the house. "We are trying to ascertain whether the seized electronic devices were used to threaten Amruta Fadnavis," said the officer.
Thu, Mar 23, 2023
March 16, 2023 16:38 IST
Jaisinghani, who has 17 cases registered against him, was arrested thrice in betting cases and is wanted in over seven cases in five states.
Mon, Mar 27, 2023
March 16, 2023 12:48 IST
After Ajit Pawar seeks clarification, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis issues a statement in the Legislative Assembly
Tue, Mar 21, 2023
March 16, 2023 02:21 IST
Aniksha was in touch with Dy CM’s wife for 16 months, visited her, gave clothes, sought help in father’s case: FIR
Thu, Mar 16, 2023
March 15, 2023 19:12 IST
The remains were sent to the KEM hospital for post mortem and subsequently Rimple was questioned during which she reportedly told the police that Jain had fallen off the first floor on December 27, 2022.
Sun, Mar 19, 2023
March 11, 2023 04:05 IST
A senior ED official further said that a summon was subsequently handed over to Kadam, following which he was taken to the ED's Ballard Estate office in south Mumbai.
Mon, Mar 13, 2023
March 08, 2023 02:27 IST
Officials suspected that the two passengers may have concealed the NDPS substances inside their bodies. They were produced before court and permission to conduct medical examination was sought.
Wed, Mar 08, 2023
March 07, 2023 20:01 IST
According to the DRI officials, they had received a tip-off that two persons from Nigeria were planning to smuggle cocaine in large quantities into India.
Tue, Mar 07, 2023
March 06, 2023 20:47 IST
The case was regarding an alleged fraud causing loss of crores of rupees to investors.
Wed, Mar 08, 2023
March 05, 2023 01:17 IST
Accordingly, an inquiry was conducted and lap-wise timings of both candidates were recorded during which it came to light that the two had exchanged their RFID chips.
Sun, Mar 05, 2023
March 02, 2023 01:20 IST
On September 30, 2022, the director of international sale in upGrad received an email from an anonymous person claiming that Agarwal and Gupta are defrauding the company by presenting fake bills.
Thu, Mar 02, 2023




